The first season was very impressive, but in season 2, ‘Veep’ firmly establishes itself as one of the finest comedies of the 21st century. It is so well written, performed, and simply one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. As the story continues to progress this season, the characters continue to come into …
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Avenue 5 (2020) – TV Review
HBO’s new star-studded comedy from creator Armando Iannucci is on the face of it a large scale, sci-fi comedy, but like many Iannucci shows, it is much more about the characters and their interactions and situations they get themselves in, and that is where it thrives. Following a reasonably slow start, the show really found …
Veep (2012) – TV Review
‘Veep’ is one of the most respected and awarded comedies of recent times, but it never became a huge hit in the UK (mainly because we had already had ‘The Thick of It’) but with the world now essentially in lock down, I decided it was as good a time as any to give the …
The Death of Stalin (2017) – Review
A Entertainment One Picture, Written by Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Directed by Armando Iannucci. Armando Iannucci is one of the best comedy and satire writers of recent times, with hits ranging from I’m Alan Partridge to The Thick Of It and Veep. With all this in mind, he is perfectly suited to tackling …
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) – Review
A Searchlight/Lionsgate Picture, Written by Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Directed by Armando Iannucci. Based on one of the most loved stories of all time, with one of the most acclaimed comedy writer/directors of our time, and with a who’s who of acting talent, this should’ve been an absolute home run, and while I did enjoy …
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